Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner

Philydor rufum

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KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyFurnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
GenusPhilydor (Philydor Foliage-gleaners)
SpeciesPhilydor rufum (Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Volcán Barú National Park

3 Verified sightings at Volcán Barú National Park From 2019 to 2026

1,531 Verified sightings across all 24 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner

The buff-fronted foliage-gleaner (Dendroma rufa) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is native to the Neotropical realm. The buff-fronted foliage-gleaner's taxonomy is unsettled. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) and the Clements taxonomy follow the conclusions of a 2011 publication that moved the species from genus Philydor to Dendroma. BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) retains it in Philydor.

According to the IOC and Clements, the buff-fronted foliage-gleaner shares genus Dendroma with the chestnut-winged foliage-gleaner (D. erythroptera), and they and the chestnut-winged hookbill (Ancistrops strigilatus) are sister species. HBW retains the chestnut-winged foliage-gleaner in genus Philydor with the buff-fronted and several other foliage-gleaner species, and does not agree with the above sister species treatment.

The three taxonomic systems agree with assigning these seven subspecies to the buff-fronted foliage-gleaner, here listed using genus Dendroma. (HBW retains the neuter spellings of the specific epithets instead of the feminine ones required by Dendroma... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Volcán Barú National Park

Lepidocolaptes affinis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Margarornis rubiginosus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Cranioleuca erythrops

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pseudocolaptes lawrencii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Thripadectes rufobrunneus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Syndactyla subalaris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Premnoplex brunnescens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lepidocolaptes souleyetii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Anabacerthia variegaticeps

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Campylorhamphus pusillus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Xiphorhynchus erythropygius

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Xiphorhynchus susurrans

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
2	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
3	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~10%
4	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
5	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
6	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
7	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
8	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
9	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
10	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
11	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
12	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
13	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
14	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
15	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
16	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
17	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
18	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
19	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
20	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
21	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
22	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
23	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
24	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner

About the Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner

Recent sightings of Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner in Volcán Barú National Park

Closest Relatives at Volcán Barú National Park

Spot-crowned Woodcreeper

Ruddy Treerunner

Red-faced Spinetail

Buffy Tuftedcheek

Streak-breasted Treehunter

Lineated Foliage-gleaner

Spotted Barbtail

Streak-headed Woodcreeper

Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner

Brown-billed Scythebill

Spotted Woodcreeper

Cocoa Woodcreeper

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found